Pacquiao regains welterweight title

Manny Pacquiao scores a unanimous decision win over American Timothy Bradley to avenge a controversial loss in 2012.

Pacquiao (red gloves) had controversially lost to the American in 2012 [Reuters]

Manny Pacquiao scored a unanimous decision win over Timothy Bradley to regain the WBO welterweight title and avenge a highly controversial loss to the American in June 2012.

Two judges scored the fight 116-112 for Pacquiao, while a third saw it as a 118-110 win for the Filipino. In their previous fight, Bradley was awarded a split decision victory that many observers felt Pacquiao had won clearly.

"He threw a lot of punches and I didn't want to be careless," said Pacquiao. "In the second half of the fight, I listened to my corner and they told me to work on the timing of my punches."

Bradley said he had been going for the knockout.

"I tried. I really tried," he said. "I wanted that knockout. Manny's a great fighter, maybe one of the best ever. I lost to one of the best."

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